Northern Territory Police have charged a man with multiple drugs and firearm offences following a vehicle apprehension yesterday.

At around 1pm, police apprehended a vehicle for the purpose of a roadside drug test.

After the driver returned a positive reading, police undertook a search of the vehicle, locating:

• 1 gram of cannabis
• unknown white substance
• modified sawn-off rifle
• quantity of ammunition

The 26-year-old man was arrested and conveyed to the Palmerston Watch House where he was charged with:

• alter firearm so it changes class
• possess prohibited firearm
• carry firearm in public place
• possess ammunition without permit
• possess firearm under the influence
• possess firearm without licence
• possess schedule 2 dangerous drug public place
• drive prohibited drug in blood

He was bailed to appear in Darwin Local Court on Friday 29 January 2021.